Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-18

created in large numbers at first; that they were created most likely before an orb of the universe was created; that they were proba- bly ssthe sons of God" who shouted for joy at the successive creations of the universe; that an immense number of these angels under the lead of Diabolos in the exercise of their free agency sinned through pride and desire of higher rank than enjoyed by them; that they were party to 8 mighty war even in heaven; that they were cast out of heaven by the good angels under the lead of Michael down into Tartarus, their headquarters ever since; that they issued forth from this low depth of Hades. in the time of Jesus, by legions under the name of "unelean spirits" and s'demons" and at the time of the apos- ties as municipalities and powers The preacher submitted that it was plain enough that Diabolos. as good angel as Michael was for time, made himself the bad angel that he became through his shining; that his shining and its consequences to him and his wicked party confirmed the good angels most likely in goodness; that demons were no doubt abroad now aforetime tempting men to sin, mems unconseiousness of such temptation to the contrary notwithstanding.
 Last evening interesting and in- structive showing was made by Dr. Barnes in the church vestry relative to tke days of creation spoken of in Genesis. Deacon Limburner contributed much to the inter est of the occasion. He is superintendent of the Sunday school and has no fear that science will disturb the Bible rightly inter preted. He allows the six days to have been epochs of time, but insists that the Sabbath is day of twenty-four hours; one-seventh of the time of our present weeks.
 The International Sunday school lessons furnish good topics for the serious consider ation of youth and adults in all lands.
 Prospect.
 PROSPECT, Jan. 17.-Rev. MT. Baker, of Waterbury, preached at the Advent chapel last Monday evening and Rev. Seth Wood ruff last Sabbath
 Mrs. Phipps attended the meeting of the Woman's Board of Missions held in New Ha- ven last Wednesday and Thursday.
 The Ladies' society held it's annual meet ing last Thursday evening in the lecture room. The following officers were chosen: President, Mrs. W. H. Phipps; vice presi- dent, Miss Marion Clark; secretary and receipts for the year were S246; receipts for the evening $4.76.
 Mr. Harris Platt while in Union City last Thursday was bitten by dog. breaking the little finger of the right hand and lacsrating the palm. Dr. Meers set the finger.
 Birmingham.
 A DEEP DARK MYSTERY-wILD RUMoRs-
 WHAT THE INVESTIGATION REVEALS.
  band" connected with the Methodist Sun day school, are supporting and educating little girl in India named Allie Thompson after one of the band, who died in Derby some months ago. This company of little ones is preparing an entertainments a "Flow- CT Festival" which will be given in few weeks, some evening, in the parlors of A. H. filling. There will be an admission fee, and the receipts are for a fund to aid the India girl
 The sermon preached by Rev. MT. Egg!es- top Sunday morning is criticised as very able and logical defense of the orthodox faith as against agnostic materialism.
 The remark has been made that Derby can furnish at short no6ice any item sensational in the annals of crime or deviltry, and it does seem that the public who banker after this peculiar kind of en- tertainment, that is the species of excitement that flows from the contemplation of mysterious accidents, hasty arrivals on the Stygian shore and puzzling juxtaposition of strange circum stances, ought to be regaled to their hearts, longing by the reports ever and anon in which the medical examiner of Derby is obliged to interest himself. There is not month that passes without a mysterious or untimely death being reported. The latest budget for the newspapers IS an Anson1a incident hawked on the street Monday morn ing as murder. A report has been sent by Medical Examiner Beardsley to the registrar of the death of aE infant probably by the hand of another. The facts are these: In three story house owned by Wales Terrell in Ansonia on Central street, east of Beaver street, live several colored families; one by name is Lewis. The husband is Fred and the wife Dency Norton Lewis. They have lived unhappily since marriage and Fred deserted her last November. This woman was delivered of a female child Friday. No physician was present, a sister of the woman, Mary, being the only assistant. The child, although born alive, died, and suspicion of foul play having arisen, barber, Lake, re- ported the event and allowed cloud to rest the story which was told to Medical Ex- aminer Beardsley, who, with his usual energy and tact as medical detective, proceeded at once to sift the facts. Had it not been for an embarrassing accident to the woman when confined it is altogether probable that no doctor would have been called, and had greater care been taken it is quite likely the condition of the woman would have been known to limited few and no report of birth have been embalmed on the records of the registrar of vital statistics. Dr. Boards ley, after listening to rumors, investigated the case and found that the child, accord ing to the testimony of the mother, lived fifteen minutes The body was on shelf in closet in the room of the patient and was wrapped up, waiting, as the mother said,
  aminer closely inspected the body and dis covered on the face, extending from the right cheek across the nose to the inner corner of the left eye, abrasions scratches, which under a msgnifying glass demonstrated themselves as impressions or indentations of finger nails. The appearance of the body strongly encouraged the medical examiner to suspect some crooked work, and the burial was contradicted. Coroner Mix was noti- fled, and Sunday afternoon these two off, cials went through the evidence, reach ing the conclusion that it 6 case of infanticide. The testimony was re- served for subsequent action and the coroner is now st liberty to proceed if there is war rantable evidence in the premises. The sto- ries as given by the parties interviewed were tinged with contradictions and the coroner and medical examiner believe there is tub to the whale. The investigation of this death instances the benefit of the coroner's law. Without such statute the facts could not have been weighed so rapidly and exhaustive ly and at an expense far less to the State than the old course of procedure would have involved.
 General State News.
 GOOD BYE DoGGIE.
 A Gordon setter puppy, owned by George